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ArticleJournal of investigative medicine high impact case reports

Metastatic Calcinosis of Gastric Mucosa.

Vatsalya Kosuru, Azeem Mohammed, Rajan Kapoor, Khushali Jhaveri, Vidya Medepalli, Laura Mulloy, Sandeep Anand Padala

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Article in Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vatsalya KosuruAugusta University Medical Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA.
Azeem MohammedAugusta University Medical Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA.
Rajan KapoorAugusta University Medical Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8633-7717
Khushali JhaveriMedstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Vidya MedepalliAugusta University Medical Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA.
Laura MulloyAugusta University Medical Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA.
Sandeep Anand PadalaAugusta University Medical Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8773-073X
Augusta University · USMedStar Washington Hospital Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Calcinosis cutis refers to the deposition of calcium salts in the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue and is frequently associated with inflammation. Gastric calcinosis can be classified into metastatic, dystrophic, and idiopathic; metastatic calcinosis is the most common type. In metastatic calcification, calcium salts are deposited in normal soft tissues in the setting of altered metabolism of serum calcium and phosphorus and is a rare and serious complication of chronic renal failure. The important factors contributing to the development of metastatic calcinosis are hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, and an elevated calcium-phosphate product. The most striking feature of this diagnosis is the calcification around the large joints. While it mostly involves dermis of small and medium-sized vessels, it can rarely affect the mucosal layers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Calcinosis presents as a marker for the presence of calcifications in other organs, such as heart or lung, which can be life-threatening. Patients rarely present with clinical symptoms of GI upset, dyspepsia, or epigastric pain that are attributed to calcinosis. If patients present with GI symptoms, infectious causes remain to be higher on the differential. We present a case of incidental finding of gastric mucosal calcinosis during the workup and treatment of dysphagia.

Indexed as

CalcinosisCalciumDeglutition DisordersGastric MucosaHumansHypercalcemiaIncidental FindingsKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedPhosphorusCalciumPhosphoruschronic kidney diseasehypercalcemiahyperphosphatemiametastatic calcinosis cutismetastatic gastric calcinosis

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PMID32677845
PMCPMC7370329
OpenAlexW3043800381

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